'Ello! Here's my latest and greatest (well, maybe not greatest) fanfic! It's gonna have a lot of twists and stuff, because it's based off songs by The Vamps (I'm obsessed. What can I say?). So yeah, here's the first chapter! Can't guarantee how often it'll be updated, but no longer than a month (I know, that sounds terrible, but give it a chance, okay?)
Anyway, enjoy!
I walked into the school building, trying to make out my friends. Generally, they were where the loud noises came from. Every year on the first day of school, we met up at eight. I started the countdown. Five, four, three, two, one-
"NICK!" Nudge shrieked, running towards me. I held out my arms to avoid being completely squashed, and let her hug me.
"Hey, Nudge."
"Sup man," Iggy held out a fist, and I bumped it. The rest of the gang headed over.
"Woah, Angel, you've got taller," I observed, taking in her new height. She was nearly as tall as me. She grinned.
"Better watch out, Fangster. One day soon, I'm gonna overtake you," she said, waggling a finger at me. I mock-scowled at her.
"Never!" Then I noticed something. "My, my. Ange, are you taller than Gazzy now?" She smirked triumphantly, while Gazzy wilted slightly.
"Jeez Gaz. You're the shortest one out of all of us now," Iggy noted. Gazzy glared at his best friend. Well, he did have a right. Saying Gazzy was short was like saying...I dunno. I didn't actually have a thing for here. But Gaz was five twelve, and that's not exactly short for a sixteen year old.
"Shut up. You can't talk either, you're unnaturally tall," he pointed out. Iggy shrugged. He was well over six foot, and only seventeen. I was around the six foot-ish mark, so not as much a freak of nature as Iggy.
"I could play basketball."
"But you don't."
"But I could, is what I'm saying."
"Guys, shut up. There's a newbie," Nudge whispered conspiratorially. We all craned our necks. The rest of the school was starting to trickle in through the gates, and newbies were a big deal at our school. Dunno why. I guess we hope they're gonna bring some kind of excitement.
"Ooh, I see her too!" Angel exclaimed. Iggy stared over everyone's heads, and nodded.
"The blonde chick?" He checked. Nudge and Angel nodded.
"Looks like she might mix things up," he commented. Apparently Gazzy saw her then, too.
"Maybe we can get her to help us with our pranks," he suggested. They then started spurting ideas, but I didn't pay any attention to that. I tried to pick out the girl, but the crowd was getting bigger. I gave up, and dropped back to my heels.
"I guess I'll see her in class," I said dejectedly. Angel clapped my shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll notice her soon enough. You've got chem first, right?" I groaned.
"Ugh, don't remind me. Apparently there's a pop quiz on what we learnt two years ago. I don't even know what I had for dinner last night."
"Toughy. Good thing I'm not in your class!" She said brightly, before heading over to Nudge. I turned to Iggy, since he had the class with me.
"You ready?" I asked him.
"Hell no. Let's go." Those four words didn't really make sense, but hey, that's Iggy. I followed him into the building, and dropped my books on the desk once we reached the classroom.
"I really hope Lissa's in this class," I muttered. Lissa had been my crush since I started here. She was friendly, open, pretty much my exact opposite. But you know what they say, opposites attract.
"If you get Lissa, then I've gotta have Tess," Iggy replied, drumming his fingers on his desk next to mine. I recognized the tune, and had to restrain myself from crushing his fingers. It was some One Direction thing, dunno the name. Why he likes them, I don't know. Anyway, Tess was his long-time crush. She was freakishly tall as well, like, MY height. Sure, Iggy still made her look short, but she was probably the tallest girl I've ever met.
"'Ello, boys," Tess dropped into the seat behind us. We both turned, and I saw Iggy send me a triumphant smirk. I scowled at him.
"Hey, Tess. How was your break?" While they were talking about the holidays, I turned back to the front. And immediately spun back around, yanking on Iggy's sleeve.
"What?" He asked, annoyed I was interrupting his Tess time. I discretely (I hoped) pointed to the girl at the front of the room. "That the new girl?" Tess leaned forward, joining our secret conspiracy circle.
"I heard her name's Max. Apparently got expelled from her old school. Don't know for sure, since I haven't talked to her yet, so don't quote me on that." I looked back toward the front curiously, and examined her. No, not in a creepy way. Just, you know, to see what she looked like.
She was pretty, I'll give her that. She had blonde, kinda streaked hair, with brown eyes and freckles. She was wearing a tattered looking denim jacket, a black AC/DC top, and black jeans. A black wrist band was dangling on her arm. She looked dangerous. Maybe Iggy was right, and something might actually happen at this dumb school.
"She looks...interesting," I said. The others nodded.
"Well class, welcome to another fun year of chemistry," Mrs Mealy drawled. Groans resounded through the classroom. I faced the front.
"Max, introduce yourself, please," she said crisply. Max raised an eyebrow.
"I think you just did it for me," she replied, fake sincere. I snickered along with the rest of the class.
"Do you want a detention on your first day, Miss Ride?" Max shrugged.
"I got one in the first minute at my old school, so it's kinda overused. But go ahead, it's your class," she added, talking slowly for maximum pissing off factor.
"How about I give you ten? Is that up to your standards?" Mrs Mealy droned. Max shrugged again.
"I mean, I'll probably skip 'em anyway, so go ahead." Mealy got a crafty look on her face.
"Your file says that you like your sports, hmm?"
"Well, yeah. At my old school I was on the track team, and the swim team too. Plus I do boxing." That was probably the first non-sarcastic thing she'd said yet.
"Would you pay attention if I banned you from entering the sports teams?" Max froze.
"Yes, ma'am," she replied stiffly, and took her seat. It was right in front of me. I inwardly groaned. If Lissa was late (she probably wasn't, but a guy can dream, right?), then she wouldn't be sitting anywhere near me. Apparently, though, my groan was a little louder than planned. Max swivelled in her seat.
"You got a problem?" She asked. I shook my head, and felt Iggy trying not to laugh beside me. He leaned forward.
"Sorry 'bout him. You sitting there means his true love can't." I elbowed him. "Hey! It's true."
"You're only teasing me because Te-" Iggy slapped his hand over my mouth.
"We do not mention that in premises where certain people can hear," he told me. I licked his hand. It flinched slightly, but didn't move. So, I bit it.
"Ow! What the hell?" He exclaimed, shaking his hand. "You don't just go around biting people. Man, your teeth are sharp."
"They're not," I argued. He just stared at me.
"Do you sharpen them? Are you a vampire?" He persisted, peering at my teeth.
"No. I'm-"
"You're not pale enough. But jeez, dude, you have fangs." I was so caught up in our banter, I didn't realize Max was still watching us. I waved awkwardly at her, and put my head in between my fists.
"So, Max, yeah?" She snorted.
"Yeah. You're, what, Tooth?" I cracked a smile.
"Tooth? Nah, that's like the tooth fairy in that movie. Call me Fang," I said. Fang. Why the hell did I say that?
"Well, see you round, Fang," Max smirked, and turned back to the front, pretending to listen. I saw the earphone trailing down her neck, though, and wasn't fooled.
"So, Fang," Iggy drawled. I scowled at him.
"Oh, shut up."
I walked into the cafeteria, Angel at my side. She pointed to our usual table.
"Yo, newbie alert. Yay or nay?" Max was slouched in my usual seat. Which I was very protective of. My eyebrows lifted.
"No one steals my seat and gets away with it," I said, before striding towards her table. But did I get there un-interrupted? No. Brigid Dwyer met me halfway.
Now, don't get me wrong, Brigid's not bad. She's just...clingy. And I'm pretty sure she has a crush on me. Not to toot my own horn or anything.
"Hey Nick. How was English?" How she knows what subject I just had, I don't know, and I don't really want to know, either.
"Um, it was good. As good as English can be," I replied, trying to sidestep her. She met my dodges, sadly.
"Cool. Do you have basketball after school?"
"Uh, no. I quit the team two years ago." If she knew my timetable, shouldn't she know I wasn't in the team anymore?
"So, are you doing anything now?" She asked casually.
"Yeah. Walking to my table," I said pointedly, taking another step forward.
"Would you mind if I came?"
"I mean, there's only six chairs, and my five friends are sitting with me, so..."
"Great! Let's go!" She latched onto my arm, and started pulling me over to the table where Max was sitting. I looked over my shoulder, and saw Angel laughing. I also saw Lissa watching me. Crap.
"Hey. Mind if we sit?" Brigid asked Max, flashing a smile. She looked up from her phone.
"Eh, whatever. Go ahead." We sat, and Angel took the seat next to me.
"Do you think we can borrow a seat?" I asked her. She glanced around the room.
"Dunno. Gazzy can stand, since he'd be closer to the table," she answered. I snickered. Brigid leaned forward.
"What's the joke? Anything funny?" No, I was laughing because my cat died. I sent a glance to Angel which hopefully projected my thoughts. She snorted.
"You could say that."
"Yo, peoples! What's up?" Iggy announced, sitting down next to Nudge. Gazzy sat next to him.
"Wait. What are they doing here?" Gazzy pointed to Max and Brigid.
"Nick invited me," Brigid gushed. When she looked away from me, I gave everyone else a what the hell look. They grinned. Gazzy turned to Max.
"There was an empty table, and I took it," she said briefly. He nodded.
"Fair enough." Max then looked to me.
"Nick?"
"Um, yeah. That's my name. Nick." Iggy snickered.
"Smooth, man."
"Yes it was. Now, I believe there was a development in the Teggy-"
"Do you need to be reminded of the Nissa plan? Or maybe Lick. Or should I say Fassa? Isn't that a great-"
"Do you need a repeat of what happened in chemistry?" I asked purposefully. Everyone's eyes were whipping back and forth between us.
"Hey, I'm good. But don't you think the air is a little...Frigid? It sure is a Bang up day. I sure hope no one throws a Brick in it," Iggy sang slyly. I narrowed my eyes at him. "Isn't Bang an interesting word? So many meanings..." At my warning look, he turned to Nudge. "Um, why don't you talk for a bit, before he kills me?"
"You guys suck at being subtle." Everyone looked up at Max, who was staring calmly at me and Iggy. "Personally, I like Bang better. Double meaning, you know?"
"Um, is anyone else completely lost?" Gazzy asked, raising a timid hand.
"You're not the only one," Nudge replied.
"And me," Brigid added.
"Don't worry about it," I said, picking up my sandwich.
"Well, did you hear the soccer try outs are today? You'll have to wait til tomorrow for the big welcome back prank," Gazzy said ruefully. Iggy nodded.
"I'm gonna make the A team this year. I know it."
"In your dreams," Nudge grinned.
"Hey! I'll have you know I'm actually good," Iggy retorted.
"'I'm actually good!'" She mocked, an earnest expression on her face. I chuckled. "You sound so sure of yourself."
"Well, you can come to the trials after school, then. See how good I am for yourself," Iggy offered.
"Maybe I will. I'm gonna be cheering for you with the squad, so I may as well be supporting a team that'll WIN."
"Relax. We're gonna smash everyone," Gazzy reassured her. Angel raised her eyebrows.
"And who said you're gonna make the A team?" She challenged.
"Please, I got it in the bag. I'm better than Ig here, and he's pretty damn good," he argued.
"Wow, modest," Angel observed dryly. He opened his mouth to retort. I looked over at Max.
"Doing all right there?"
"Just dandy."
"I've gotta go, but I'll see you later," Brigid excused herself, and left the cafeteria. I did a fist pump when she was out of sight.
"Wow, Nick, way to show your appreciation," Angel drawled.
"Is she going to be sitting with us from now on? Because while I think Brick is cute, it's just not the same as Nissa," Nudge asked, starting one of her rants. I thought she'd been quiet so far. I looked at her in horror.
"Brick? Is that a genuine thing?" Everyone except Max and Iggy nodded.
"Well, I thought Bang was pretty good," Max commented.
"How's that work?" Gazzy asked curiously.
"F-nick introduced himself to me as Fang. Brigid plus Fang equals Bang," she explained, a smirk gracing her features.
"So, Fnick, what d'you think about that?" Iggy taunted. I raised an eyebrow at him.
"Well, Figgy, I think it's crap," I answered smartly.
"Oh my gods," Nudge whispered knowingly. "Fang, Iggy, I didn't know!" Angel nodded, smirking.
"Maybe this was their way of coming out," she said.
"What?" I asked.
"Well, you're Fang, and he's Iggy, obviously. So, Figgy is Fang plus Iggy..." Nudge trailed off. It took me a second to get it.
"What the heck?" Iggy exclaimed, glancing at me in horror. "Look what you started!"
"Me? You called me Fnick, so what did you think I was gonna do?"
"I dunno, not call me Figgy!"
"Okay, we understand. You're in love. Stop flirting and let the rest of us talk, capiche?" Max interrupted. We both gaped at her, and she put both hands on the table. "So. Do you have a track team here? Swim team?"
"No to the track, yes to the swimming. Try outs are probably Wednesday," I answered.
"Cool. And...is there a boxing club around here?"
"Yeah, there is, and it's supposed to be pretty good," Gazzy replied.
"Awesome. See you guys later," she said, before gathering her stuff and heading out of the cafeteria. We all exchanged glances.
"She seems cool," Angel said.
"And maybe we can go shopping, and get makeovers, and it'll be fun!" Nudge exclaimed. I glanced at her.
"Oh, dear lord. I pity the poor girl," Gazzy sympathized. Nudge glared at him.
"I hope the bell goes soon. This could get serious," I whispered to Angel and Iggy. They nodded solemnly.
"RIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGG!"
"Well, there you go. No one's gonna be murdered today," Iggy said cheerfully. Gazzy shot him a look.
"You wait 'til soccer trials. If you're still alive by the end of it, I'll eat my explosives."
"You're on."
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